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Surgical Technologists

Career and Education Info

Job Numbers and Growth

The number of jobs for surgical technologists in the US is about 86,000. Recent data shows that this occupation has a very low level of unemployment.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Of those working as employees, 21% work fewer than 40 hours per week.

Training and Education

A postsecondary vocational award is often required to work in this field. Survey data provided by the government shows that 16% of workers have a bachelor's degree or higher. 57% of employees attended college, but do not have a degree. 27% of surgical technologists were able to find a job with only a high school education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

On a per capita basis, there are more jobs for workers in Rochester (Minnesota), Owensboro (Kentucky), and Florence (South Carolina), and fewer jobs in Edison (New Jersey), Des Moines (Iowa), and Tacoma (Washington).

Compensation for employees is the most in Bethesda (Maryland), Oakland (California), and Santa Rosa (California), and the lowest in Pascagoula (Mississippi), Mobile (Alabama), and Anniston (Alabama).

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Surgical Technologists: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Surgical Technologists, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Surgical Technologists are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Surgical Technologists are starred .

StateAreaPositionsTypical PayPopularity in Area
AlabamaAnniston50$29,4201.8
AlabamaBirmingham470$32,6401.4
AlabamaDothan100$33,540 2.9
AlabamaHuntsville260$37,8902
AlabamaMobile170$27,4001.5
AlabamaMontgomery250$34,510 2.3
AlaskaAnchorage50$42,9900.5
ArizonaKingman40$34,5901.4
ArizonaPhoenix800$40,8800.6
ArizonaTucson250$42,5501
ArkansasFayetteville130$38,8801
ArkansasFort Smith100$31,1601.4
ArkansasJonesboro40$30,6901.4
ArkansasLittle Rock440$33,8802
CaliforniaBakersfield170$39,0701
CaliforniaFresno150$50,3800.7
CaliforniaModesto140$47,4801.4
CaliforniaNapa50$47,2901.3
CaliforniaOakland580$54,9200.9
CaliforniaOxnard230$41,4701.2
CaliforniaRiverside620$42,2000.7
CaliforniaSacramento550$45,4900.9
CaliforniaSalinas50$45,7300.5
CaliforniaSan Diego800$48,3400.9
CaliforniaSan Francisco760$52,4501.1
CaliforniaSan Jose550$53,2100.9
CaliforniaSan Luis Obispo100$40,8001.6
CaliforniaSanta Ana820$46,7700.8
CaliforniaSanta Barbara130$46,7401.2
CaliforniaSanta Rosa80$51,5100.7
CaliforniaStockton140$47,9401
CaliforniaVisalia80$44,0801
ColoradoBoulder110$44,8001.1
ColoradoColorado Springs130$46,6400.8
ColoradoDenver940$43,6801.1
ColoradoFort Collins70$41,0400.9
ColoradoPueblo70$41,460 2.3
ConnecticutBridgeport160$46,7800.6
ConnecticutHartford230$48,3800.6
ConnecticutNew Haven390$40,610 2.2
ConnecticutNorwich70$43,5700.9
DelawareWilmington170$41,9200.8
District of ColumbiaWashington1,130$44,9300.7
FloridaCape Coral200$38,7901.5
FloridaDeltona140$42,1401.4
FloridaFort Lauderdale540$38,1301.1
FloridaGainesville150$37,250 2.1
FloridaJacksonville470$35,9001.2
FloridaLakeland110$37,9500.9
FloridaMiami870$37,1401.3
FloridaNaples80$40,3301.1
FloridaOcala80$35,2801.4
FloridaOrlando560$33,8100.8
FloridaPalm Bay170$49,9201.4
FloridaPanama City140$33,080 3.4
FloridaPensacola140$34,7401.5
FloridaPort St Lucie50$35,9000.6
FloridaSarasota200$36,4801.2
FloridaSebastian60$37,250 2.2
FloridaTallahassee120$35,2101.2
FloridaTampa770$36,6201
FloridaWest Palm Beach340$36,5701
GeorgiaAlbany90$32,430 2.5
GeorgiaAthens140$33,150 3.1
GeorgiaAtlanta1,350$38,0900.9
GeorgiaAugusta180$36,9601.4
GeorgiaColumbus110$32,3901.6
GeorgiaDalton50$31,2401.1
GeorgiaGainesville50$32,4401.2
GeorgiaMacon180$32,530 3
GeorgiaRome70$41,530 3.5
GeorgiaSavannah220$32,390 2.3
HawaiiHonolulu220$45,0200.8
IdahoBoise290$37,9601.7
IllinoisChampaign70$43,5501.2
IllinoisChicago2,050$46,0600.8
IllinoisPeoria180$38,2801.7
IllinoisRockford100$45,5901
IndianaAnderson40$37,0801.8
IndianaBloomington50$35,3001.2
IndianaEvansville260$34,680 2.4
IndianaFort Wayne180$36,8101.3
IndianaGary250$39,9901.4
IndianaIndianapolis750$40,9101.3
IndianaKokomo30$33,3501.5
IndianaLafayette130$37,800 2.9
IndianaMichigan City60$38,210 2.5
IndianaSouth Bend90$38,9801.1
IndianaTerre Haute70$38,8501.7
IowaDavenport70$38,0400.6
IowaDes Moines90$37,4300.4
IowaSioux City100$35,220 2.4
KansasTopeka80$36,3101.2
KansasWichita290$34,1601.5
KentuckyBowling Green100$35,280 3
KentuckyLexington320$35,280 2.1
KentuckyLouisville630$37,9301.6
KentuckyOwensboro120$31,230 4.4
LouisianaAlexandria60$33,6901.7
LouisianaBaton Rouge170$39,1700.7
LouisianaHouma50$37,4800.9
LouisianaLafayette110$35,1701.2
LouisianaLake Charles70$35,8201.3
LouisianaMonroe60$33,8001.3
LouisianaNew Orleans450$39,1501.3
LouisianaShreveport150$29,8801.3
MaineBangor60$36,5301.6
MaineLewiston50$37,8101.8
MainePortland190$39,9401.5
MarylandBaltimore930$46,1301.1
MarylandBethesda310$55,2600.8
MarylandCumberland50$38,010 2.5
MarylandHagerstown90$38,8201.5
MarylandSalisbury50$38,5001.7
MassachusettsBarnstable Town90$50,0401.5
MassachusettsBoston1,290$44,2701.1
MassachusettsSpringfield280$40,0801.4
MassachusettsWorcester160$45,1301
MichiganAnn Arbor110$39,1201.1
MichiganDetroit480$42,7301
MichiganFlint110$40,5301.3
MichiganGrand Rapids260$43,0101.1
MichiganHolland30$43,0100.5
MichiganKalamazoo140$35,7501.6
MichiganMuskegon60$39,9001.7
MichiganWarren490$41,2700.6
MinnesotaDuluth230$42,280 2.9
MinnesotaMinneapolis990$46,3000.8
MinnesotaRochester340  6
MinnesotaSt Cloud100$44,1001.6
MississippiGulfport170$33,530 2.5
MississippiHattiesburg120$30,650 3.6
MississippiJackson310$35,5801.9
MississippiPascagoula50$29,9001.9
MissouriColumbia90$38,1601.8
MissouriJoplin130$29,360 2.7
MissouriKansas City720$40,6801.1
MissouriSpringfield300$36,110 2.4
MissouriSt Louis610$38,4100.7
MontanaBillings40$41,3600.8
MontanaMissoula90$38,940 3
NebraskaOmaha370$39,5001.2
NevadaLas Vegas650$46,5301.1
NevadaReno200$45,4401.5
New HampshireManchester50$41,1800.8
New HampshireNashua60$41,8800.7
New JerseyAtlantic City60$46,0400.6
New JerseyCamden180$41,5300.5
New JerseyEdison320$41,5700.5
New JerseyNewark430$42,4200.6
New JerseyTrenton70$41,9400.5
New MexicoAlbuquerque250$34,5501
New YorkAlbany210$33,8000.7
New YorkBuffalo240$41,2900.7
New YorkKingston40$34,1701.2
New YorkNassau860$46,9001
New YorkNew York3,070$45,1800.9
New YorkPoughkeepsie80$44,3300.5
New YorkRochester230$32,4500.7
New YorkSyracuse190$40,0800.9
North CarolinaAsheville110$36,2701
North CarolinaCharlotte670$36,1101.1
North CarolinaDurham300$38,1001.7
North CarolinaFayetteville110$40,8701.5
North CarolinaGreensboro270$36,0401.1
North CarolinaGreenville140$37,410 3.3
North CarolinaHickory110$39,7901.1
North CarolinaRaleigh300$40,1400.9
North CarolinaWilmington80$34,8200.9
North CarolinaWinston Salem170$38,0801.2
OhioAkron290$38,2001.3
OhioCincinnati660$37,1901
OhioCleveland750$36,7301.1
OhioColumbus550$36,9900.9
OhioDayton390$40,7601.5
OhioLima60$33,2402
OhioSpringfield40$33,4401.5
OhioToledo160$40,6200.8
OhioYoungstown150$37,9001
OklahomaLawton70$29,310 3.4
OklahomaOklahoma City660$33,9201.8
OklahomaTulsa420$34,3801.5
OregonEugene70$45,4900.7
OregonMedford40$42,6200.8
OregonPortland490$45,8700.7
OregonSalem50$41,1200.5
PennsylvaniaAllentown150$38,5000.7
PennsylvaniaAltoona50$38,8201.4
PennsylvaniaErie80$30,7901
PennsylvaniaHarrisburg220$37,4901.1
PennsylvaniaLancaster90$40,9000.6
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia840$40,3000.7
PennsylvaniaPittsburgh1,040$34,0601.4
PennsylvaniaScranton220$34,4501.3
Rhode IslandProvidence320$43,9300.9
South CarolinaCharleston130$32,5700.7
South CarolinaColumbia380$36,3501.7
South CarolinaFlorence210$34,830 4.2
South CarolinaGreenville300$35,6901.5
South CarolinaMyrtle Beach60$34,2900.8
South CarolinaSpartanburg130$36,2801.7
South DakotaSioux Falls190$37,020 2.2
TennesseeChattanooga470$37,440 3.1
TennesseeJackson40$39,1601.2
TennesseeJohnson City110$36,370 2.5
TennesseeKingsport130$35,0901.8
TennesseeKnoxville460$34,440 2.1
TennesseeMemphis830$36,660 2
TennesseeNashville1,280$40,080 2.5
TexasAbilene50 1.4
TexasAmarillo100$36,9301.6
TexasAustin540$40,1201.1
TexasBrownsville100$38,4701.3
TexasCollege Station80$35,2601.7
TexasCorpus Christi150$36,8401.3
TexasDallas1,390$40,2001
TexasEl Paso150$37,9300.9
TexasFort Worth820$40,9701.4
TexasHouston1,570$43,0400.9
TexasLongview50$31,6800.9
TexasLubbock120$35,1401.6
TexasMcallen180$39,4901.3
TexasOdessa100$31,030 3.1
TexasSan Angelo60$42,510 2.6
TexasSan Antonio740$35,0901.3
TexasSherman70$37,500 3.2
TexasTyler140$35,760 2.6
TexasWichita Falls70$31,230 2.1
UtahOgden170$33,7001.3
UtahProvo150$34,4701.4
UtahSalt Lake City290$38,9300.7
VermontBurlington40$38,8900.6
VirginiaBlacksburg40$35,5701.1
VirginiaCharlottesville100$41,4001.8
VirginiaRichmond390$41,9801
VirginiaVirginia Beach440$38,8300.9
WashingtonKennewick60$38,6801.1
WashingtonSeattle670$47,8100.7
WashingtonSpokane260$44,2201.9
WashingtonTacoma70$46,1300.4
West VirginiaCharleston190$31,300 2.1
West VirginiaHuntington140$31,470 2
West VirginiaParkersburg70$30,4501.7
West VirginiaWheeling40$30,3801.1
WisconsinAppleton110$42,4301.6
WisconsinEau Claire100$45,750 2.2
WisconsinFond30$42,2901.2
WisconsinGreen Bay240$42,470 2.3
WisconsinJanesville50$39,3101.3
WisconsinLa Crosse120  3
WisconsinMadison280$45,5401.3
WisconsinMilwaukee710$45,2101.3
WisconsinOshkosh90$43,1001.8
WisconsinRacine80$42,4601.7
WisconsinWausau90$41,090 2.3
WyomingCasper40$35,7001.9
 

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